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You will want to get your tickets now for Mingus Amungus’ April 30 performance at Yoshi’s. The acclaimed ensemble headlines a benefit for the Piedmont Appreciating Diversity Committee.Join us for a night of music, spoken word and...

Here is the conclusion of my interview with trumpeter-vocalist-songwriter Bria Skonberg. She performs Wednesday at Piedmont Piano Co. in Oakland and Thursday at the Throckmorton Theatre in Mill Valley.Question: In many respects, you are living a...

I first encountered Bria Skonberg’s music through “Three Little Words/Sir Duke,” the second track on her 2104 release “Into Your Own.” As the title suggests, the four-minute slice of effervescence seamlessly blends a...

To celebrate 100 thousand followers on their Twitter account, Dim Mak Records released a sweaty, disco beat, spring time, sunny jam. Panic City is a new signee on Dim Mak and straight out of Oakland California. What more of an honor could one give...

Would you really go over a speed hump (or speedbump) at 115 MPH? Well, some Oakland residents are actually concerned that you might according to a report by KTVU news on their piece on the incident they dropped earlier today (March. 4, 2015.) This...

Molly Ringwald has been a performer for nearly the whole of her existence, and she turns 47 on February 18.Still best known for a film career intractably linked to the ‘80s – one that landed her on the cover of Time magazine at 18 ...

Abraham Lincoln's birthday comes this week, Thursday, February 12, 2015 and a rare book and artifact dealer at the 48th Californian International and Antiquarian book fair in Oakland last weekend presented Lincolniana from his Illinois shop....

The 48th California International Antiquarian book fair at the Marriott Hotel in Oakland astounds and delights with much more than treasured first edition books. The fair shows the international character of rare books and related collectibles....

I just got back to my office from a listing appointment, which I got, for a property that has been a primary residence for a woman for a number of years. One of the questions she asked, and I could not answer, was, “Is there a one-time...

Safeway hosted the grand opening of the best store in the fleet, attended by executives and store management in suits for what executive Keith Turner described as a flagship to exceed all expectations and it did. The store came after many delays...

Gun Rights Examiner mailed a Freedom of Information Act request Friday to North Oakland Community Charter School to determine the scope of permissions given to produce an anti-gun “public service announcement” video on school premises...

It is with much pain and sorrow that I must begin 2015 with a negative brew review, but that is what Drake's Brewing Company has done with their Imperial IPA, the "Denogginizer." I felt suspicion by looking at its busy, hard-to-read...

Rejina Sincic, the director of a “Stop Gun Violence” public service announcement that has been widely criticized by gun rights advocates -- and even resulted in a challenge from a national “gun control” organization -- did...

Music festival Oakland Drops Beats will be filling the streets of Downtown Oakland with a full day of music, activities and music crawl Saturday, December 20th. There will be panels, workshops, live music to engage the community with music.Oakland...

Rumors that the Oakland Raiders will relocate to Los Angeles may soon become a reality. NFL insiders are claiming that the rumor of the Raiders’ relocation to Southern California is increasing every day.As reported on Thursday, sources have...